MOSCOW Nov 22 Kazakhstan's Kashagan oilfield
may produce up to 11 million tonnes (221,000 barrels per day) in
2017 in the absence of major technical faults, the Energy
Ministry said on Tuesday in a written response to Reuters.

"The forecast for Kashagan oil production is between 4 and 8
million tonnes. However... in the absence of technological
complications, Kazakhstan expects Kashagan's output at 11
million tonnes," the ministry said about the 2017 plans.